1956 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1956 between Geelong and Essendon during round 7 of the 1956 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Bob Davis captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), B. Bartle, L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, B. Wiltshire, F. Wooller
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, F. Lynch, H. Mitchell, M. Nixon, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell
Geelong (15.17.107) defeated Essendon (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. O'Connell (3), N. Trezise (3), B. Bartle (2), B. Ferrari (2), N. Rayson (2), B. Davis, P. Pianto, F. Wooller
Essendon: J. Clarke (4), R. Fox, B. Hutchison, G. Leek, H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,758
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 50 | GEEL by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Roy McConnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Nixon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||